Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c. · Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CJ Hughes Construction Company, Inc., 876 South Park Rd, CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA 25304
on — Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries, affecting the Head and extremities.
Final narrative
An employee was performing housekeeping tasks when they were struck on the right shoulder by a mini excavator bucket, causing the employee to fall forward and strike the asphalt in front of him. The employed sustained a frontal lobe brain bleed, fractures to their right shoulder, orbital bone, and nose, as well as a forehead laceration.
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